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HTML Approaches to writing two-sentence journal entries
wiseowise wrote 23 hours 53 min ago:
I've been using Leuchtturm1917 Some Lines a Day [0], and a separate
notebook for whenever I feel like writing more, with great success. And
a fountain pen, can't stress enough how important this one was â
writing process went from "meh, I'll do it" to "fuck yeah, writing".
[0]
HTML [1]: https://www.leuchtturm1917.com/some-lines-a-day.html
bgoated01 wrote 1 day ago:
I have been doing a one-line-a-day journal for the past two years. If
I ever feel like writing more I have a separate section for that, but I
only ever tell myself to write the one line. It's the first time I have
been able to consistently write in a journal for a very long time
before I started. My entries are not nearly as "composed" as the
examples here, though, just tiny highlights of what happened during the
day.
binaryturtle wrote 23 hours 29 min ago:
I once made one photo out of my window every day for a year. "Project
266 days", I called it. That year (2016) had a few very foggy days,
so all I was able to shot on those days was white. :D
I guess writing a short journal everyday is a bit similar like this.
Just forcing yourself into a routine of some sort. Just to get one
thing surely checked off per day.
yjftsjthsd-h wrote 23 hours 1 min ago:
> every day for a year. "Project 266 days", I called it
Okay, I have to ask an obvious question.
binaryturtle wrote 20 hours 24 min ago:
Typo. Not using AI yet to write my comments, so things can go
wrong like this. :D
Lyngbakr wrote 1 day ago:
Is the point of journalling for you to have memories to look back on
or to help you process what happened during the day or another
reason? (I've never tried it so I'm trying to understand the
purpose.)
bgoated01 wrote 23 hours 42 min ago:
Probably the biggest purpose for me is to have something to look
back on. The last time I consistently journaled before this was
during the time when I dated, got engaged to, and married my wife.
Granted, that was more than a line journal, but it has been really
nice for us to go back and read it together all this time later.
With the line journal it is more of a prompt to help me remember
that time period than a detailed description. But also I guess
there is an autobiographical aspect to it that appeals to me--maybe
someday I'll use it to help write an actual autobiography. And if
not I also like to think of it as something to leave for my kids or
grandkids to read when I'm gone.
jrecyclebin wrote 1 day ago:
Another approach to journal writing is basically the opposite: rather
than treating it like a task to fill with very rigid requirements -
find a notebook and pen that you'll enjoy spending time with. An easy
start is a Midori Ruled A5 (very simple, lay flat notebook) and a
Uniball Zento Signature (the most hyped pen in the world right now) and
treat them basically like little friends you spend time with. Writing
only two sentences is denying yourself quality time writing and
reflecting at a leisurely pace if you really come to enjoy it.
I'd also think you're more likely to read back if writing time is a
fond memory.
throwaway290 wrote 21 hours 59 min ago:
Journaling on paper causes loads of paper with private information
you either need to carry when you move or dispose somehow securely.
It's nice if you own your house and don't move but if you do it's a
pain
jrecyclebin wrote 18 hours 16 min ago:
Digitize and burn.
lyaocean wrote 1 day ago:
A pattern that tends to stay sustainable: first sentence is purely
factual (what happened), second sentence is directional (what to adjust
tomorrow). Still short, but much easier to use when you reread older
notes.
RhysU wrote 4 days ago:
The game, [1] , mentioned by the companion piece, [2] , looks quite
cool.
HTML [1]: https://thousandyearoldvampire.com/
HTML [2]: https://alexanderbjoy.com/two-sentence-journal/
mock-possum wrote 23 hours 37 min ago:
Iâve done four play throughs - two solo, two with a buddy - and
they have been very satisfying. Highly recommend it. You can play a
game with the pdf and a text file, or with a printout and a notepad,
pretty much anywhere.
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